[1][2] On 6 July 1913 the Bishop of Sodor and Man conducted the ordination of the Reverend Gleave of St John's College, Cambridge, who was admitted a deacon and became the first curate of the church.

St Ninian's Church was consecrated on 25 March 1914[5] by the Bishop of Sodor and Man, Dr Denton Thompson.

[5] The large congregation included the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Lord Raglan and members of his family; the Clerk of the Rolls, Thomas Kneen; the Attorney General, George Ring; Deemster George Callow; High Bailiff James Gell; and the Mayor of Douglas accompanied by several members of the borough council.

[5] St Ninian's Church features prominent stained glass windows in its eastern end in memory of Henry Noble and his wife Rebecca, as well as several Celtic saints.

[8] Built by Messrs Callow and Sons of Douglas in 1930, St Ninian's Church Hall was constructed from artificial stone.